obstipates
obstipates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obstipate.
Meaning of obstipate
Verb
obstipate (third-person singular simple present obstipates, present participle obstipating, simple past and past participle obstipated)
- To induce severe constipation through an intestinal blockage
- To become or cause to become blocked up.
- Noisy, stuffy men smelling of tobacco smoke, their minds obstipated by clogged presumptions !1926, Maxwell Struthers Burt, The Interpreter's House, page 136
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- What is obstipates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Obstipates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of obstipate.
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